The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21
Washington County.

THE time is nearly expired in which the
Taxpayers can get their four per cent dis
a large house last Wednesday night. Two
Johns were frequently seen on the streets
several days before the original "Two
Johns came. - Work has been begun
on the railroad to Williamstown, and we
expect soon to ride to that place over the
iron rails. t. Masons have commenced
laying brick on the foundation of the rev
bank block. w. A. Boyce has the
foundation for his new block nearly COM
pleted. - l.. j. Bolster is doing good
work in building granite wall along the
river bank in connection with his block,
which is about ready for the masons, and
also along the rear of the ID. M. Miles q
Co.'s block. - Luther Prentiss of Cleve-
land, Ohio, gentleman eighty-four years of
age, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Ayers,
his niece, Mrs w. A. Perry, and other rela-
tives. He lived near here in his early days,
and travelled through Barre in 1909. For
the last fifty years or more he has resided
in Cleveland, Ohio, where he has accumu-
lated quite fortune His son from Iowa
came with him. He thinks Barre is
some larger than it was in 1909 His
many friends were glad to see him. 60
While II. G. Leonard was crossing the
stone covered bridge which crosses Main
street opposite the depot with big block of
granite such as are daily drawn through our
streets the covering to the bridge gave way,
granite block down some ten feet. The
block was soon taken out and conveyed to
one of the stone-sheds on rollers. -
Mrs. Mary A. Liverniore of Boston gave
two most excellent addresses in the Univer-
salist church, one on Saturday evening and
one Sunday afternoon, September 10th and
18th, to large houses. We regret that there
were so many who did not know about the
lectures who would gladly have attended
them. - The Congregational church is
nearly ready for dedication. - SO far as
we can learn the sick folks are improving.
- G.. Z. Boyce and wife have been Wis.,
! iting relatives in East Orange for the past
| few days. - Rev. p. Mcmillan proposes
a trip of a few weeks West. - G. S.
French of northumberland, n. H., is visit
ing his son-in-law, O. b. Boyce. == E. III
| Glidden has recovered from his illness suf-
iiciently to resume his work in the clothing
store of George p. Boyce. Edgar Badger is
also clerk in the same store.
Cabot.
REV. L. II. STONE of Castleton is visiting
his brother, Matthias j. Stone, and calling
upon old acquantances. Mr.. Stone was
pastor of the Congregational church in this
town forty-two years ago. He remarked
in looking over the congregation last Sab
| BATH that he did not see one of his old par
ishioners. OF him it may be said that he
carries his age with great deal of dignity
- The selectmen have laid out the roaC
spoken of in last weeks items, leading
from James Hckey's to Hazen Jacobs, anC
a town meeting has been warned, to be helC
Saturday, October 1st. to see If the towI
will vote to raise money to build the same
- Ira f. Haines, while closing tn,
waste gate to his factory dam last Thurs
day, was thrown from the dam upon thu
rocks below, a distance of more than tel
feet. His left limb and side were quit
badly bruised, and the ankle sprained. |
will probably be some time before he will
fully recover. Mrs. j. II. Gerry o
South Hadley Falls, Mass, and her daughter
Mrs. Orin Kimball of Berlin, are visiting
friends in town. - S. S. Batchelder ha
sold his farm to 7. Smith, now temporaril,
stopping in Montana. Mr.. Batchelder an,
wife intend to go to San Francisco, Cal, t.
spend the winter at least with their son
W. S. Batchelder.
East Calais.
Hon. ID. II. THING, deputy national lee
turer of the Patrons of Husbandry, vii
deliver free lecture at the church mex
Saturday afternoon at two o clock on tn
following subject: Farmers-Their Rels
ton to Other Glasses and Interests" 1t i
hoped that the farmers and all interested il
, farming will turn out, that there may be
full house. - Mrs. Laura Tucker, VIII
has been spending the summer with her 81,
ter, Mrs. l.. b. Drew, goes back to her HON
in Tunbridge this week White
livering it at Hardwick to be CARED. The
have recently had a lot of stoves and irol
ware come there, finding the rates owe
the Portland & Ogdensburgh road enoug
cheaper to pay the extra expense of freigh
ing from Hardwick here. - Mr.. an
| Mrs. Charles Bliss of Chicopee Falls, Mass
are visiting his brother, w. f. Bliss. -
T w. f. Rideout of Boston is spending Ii
vacation among his relatives here. -
Rosa Trow, the teacher in No. s, has bee
obliged to give up her school on account {
sickness and Carrie Freeman has been ei
gagged to take her place. u. +.
Hammond is getting out timber for bari
which he intends to put up in season fC
winter use. - Maud Pierce is rapid
a recovering from the effects of her lines
- Mr.. c. G.. Levison of Brooklyn, \. Y
on Saturday, September l1th, caught in n
+ 10 pond, North Calais, a small-mouth blaC
! bass which weighed four and three-fourtl
, pounds. The rod used was "A split bambC
; lily rod, made by H. l.. Leonard, and weight
only ten and one-fourth ounces. With IL
same rod Mr.. Levison, at the last angler
I tournament at Central Park, New York, VIC
two first prZeS-One for trout tiy-castin!
the other, gold medal for black bass II
casting.
l East Montpelier.
! REV. l.. WARREN will preach for Rev. S.
' Hayford in this place next Sunday at elevt
n o'clock. A good attendance is requested.
e North Montpelier.
: THE match game of baseball between OF
5 nine, and the Goddard Seminary nine, whiC
l was played on the grounds of the latt
5 club last Saturday, resulted in favor of Il
l Goddards by score of thirteen to four, Il
e Goddards making ten of the thirteen scor
D in the first inning - There was quite
'' general turnout from this vicinity TO Il
o state fair at Burlington last week. -
II Our college boys-I. Wallace Cate, o.
$ Hollister and Lewis ID. Coburn-r returned
$ College Hill yesterday, after enjoying a tv
!, months vacation at home. 60 Our nil
l. have the promise of return match game
!, baseball with the Goddards next week Sa
u urday on our grounds. Let there be ge
;, erous turnout - Our enterprisii
miller, NJ V. b. Hollister, has lately put
new shutter and brusher combined, viii,
is great improvement, as all who ha'
had wheat ground here lately will testf
=, - Rev S. G. Hayford will preach ne,
n Sunday at half-past one P. NJ. The Sunda
Il school will meet an hour earlier.
II Marshfield.
= Mr.. j. &. BRIGGS of Barre preached
. the Methodist church Sunday. - A lit
u son of John Ennis broke his arm recent
IL but is doing now well. - We ha'
!, had two heavy frosts and plants that we
u left on verandas were injured somewhs
l. Evans McCrillis took the thi
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